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Chest pains. echo scan = septal hypokinesis. hr 138 bp 138/90. ambulance to a&e. doc says possible pericarditis. a&e says muscular skelelightous.
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Pericarditis or not?: Pericarditis should not result in septal hypokinesis by echo. You may have myopericarditis (involvement of the heart muscle and the coverings of the heart), or a false-positive finding by echo (sometimes it looks like hypokinesis but it is actually not). Pulse rate is high but does happen with chest pain or discomfort. Your age makes coronary (heart disease) unlikely. You need to see a heart doc!
Answered 1/2/2016
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